News from Dougy Center, February 2025

Upcoming Events

28th Annual Porsche Boxster Raffle First $500 drawing is Feb. 7!

Find out more and purchase your ticket!

Grief Education Webinar: Grief as an Addiction? The Dangers of Pathologizing Grief February 20, 2025

Find out more and register

Save the Date! Friday, May 9, 2025

Save the Date for Reflection, Dougy Center's Benefit & Auction

Save the date Friday, May 9, 2025 for Reflection, Dougy Center's Benefit & Auction presented by OnPoint Community Credit Union. The event will be at a new location, The Midtown, in downtown Portland.


Join us to champion the life-changing support found at Dougy Center, and share the inspiration created through Dougy Center’s work in providing hope and healing to children and families who are grieving.


This fabulous evening features original art made by Dougy Center children and teens, an elegant dinner, a spectacular auction, and the drawing for the 28th Annual Porsche Boxster Raffle.


For corporate sponsorship opportunities, please contact Rebecca Sturges at 503-542-4827 or rebeccas@dougy.org. Learn more here and watch for special pre-sale pricing in early March.


If you are not able to attend in person, you can join the fun and support Dougy Center through the Online Auction. Details for purchasing tables and tickets, and the online auction are coming soon.

Activity: Create a Family Recipe Book

Certain foods can often remind us of special times with family members and friends. Are there certain foods or meals that make you think of an important person in you life who as died?


Through this activity, you can collect special recipes and share the memories you have about them and the people you are missing. Download the recipe book here.

Want to learn more about Dougy Center's Model for Grief Support? Registration is now open for the 2025 International Summer Institute

Registration and scholarship applications are now available for Dougy Center's International Summer Institute, July 21 to 25, 2025, in Portland Oregon. Through the International Summer Institute, you'll join colleagues from across the United States and beyond to learn the basics about The Dougy Center Model, the world-renowned peer grief support model for children, teens, and their families. This training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to implement The Dougy Center Model in your community. Find details and register here.


In partnership with the New York Life Foundation, each year Dougy Center awards four International Summer Institute participants with a scholarship for free tuition, a waiver of $1,850. In addition to completing the application form, applicants will be required to submit supporting documentation and an essay. Applications must be received by April 1, 2025. Find scholarship information here.

Dougy Center's Executive Director, Brennan Wood, selected to be part of TEDx Portland

Dougy Center is thrilled to announce that Executive Director, Brennan Wood, will be a featured speaker for TEDx Portland. The event will be April 26 at Keller Auditorium in downtown Portland. If you aren't able to join the live program, a video of Brennan's TED Talk will be available and we look forward to sharing it with you.


Brennan first came to Dougy Center at age 12 after the death of her mom, Doris. She later served as a volunteer and then joined the Dougy Center staff in 2004. Brennan has served as Executive Director since 2015.


Established in 1984, TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are shaping our collective future. Find more about TEDx Portland here.

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